Tuesday, September 3, 2013

These meditations
are done outside in natural surroundings. They help to awaken the basic
intelligence of nature in our awareness and physiology. Our being resonates with
the sight of a flower, sound of birds, or a feeling of a breeze. In the nature
meditations, we focus our awareness on the experience of nature - sight, sound,
touch, smell and perhaps taste. If you find the mind begins to wander simply
bring it gently back.

Basic
Nature Meditation - Eye Are Closed

Find a comfortable
position either sitting or lying down.Begin with a few deep breaths, breathing
deep into the belly to help shift your focus inward. As your eyes close, be
present in the moment. Be present to all those things that surround you in
nature. Notice how your body feels, as well as the activity of the mind and
emotions. Welcome whatever the experience has to offer without resisting
anything or trying to change it. Do this for several minutes.

Now bring your
focus to everything in your surroundings. Notice the temperature on your skin,
the feeling of a breeze, or the sun upon your back. Notice the quality of the
sounds that surround you. Move deeply into those sounds. Don't analyze the
sounds but rather notice the quality of them.

Enjoy this state
of connecting with nature as long as you would like. This meditation can be
varied by focusing in on only one sound and breathing into that sound only.
Continue to focus on that sound if the mind wanders. The sound acts as a mantra
to quiet the mind and soothe the soul.